Police seek witnesses to Whitby crash

Oshawa This Week

WHITBY -- Police are seeking witnesses to an accident early Tuesday in Whitby that left a senior with serious injuries.

The 80-year-old victim had stopped his Buick in the curb lane of Dundas Street near Jeffery Street and was outside the car when it was struck by another vehicle at about 5:35 a.m., Durham police said. The driver of the second vehicle, a 40-year-old Ajax woman, was unable to stop and rear-ended the Buick, police said.

The senior, an Oshawa man with Alzheimer's disease who had gone missing the previous day, was struck by his Buick. He sustained serious injuries and remains in stable condition in hospital, police said. The driver of the other car wasn't hurt.

Cops closed the street for several hours to collect evidence, and continue to investigate the incident. Witnesses are asked to call Detective Constable Chad Lee at 905-579-1520, extension 5231.